League Play-Off

Soekawana
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Farhan Taufiqurrahman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sutan Al-Habsy didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Soekawana FC's Septian Sugandi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 21st match minute, Soekawana FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nurul Warauw to maneuver through the defense. After 23 minutes Soekawana FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tyo Rungkat who took care of the corner kick. Ngemplak's Sutan Al-Habsy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Septian Sugandi in the 25th minute of play. Wahab Budikusuma charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wahab Budikusuma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, Ngemplak's Sutan Al-Habsy got control of the ball when Jaya Kaisiepo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Soekawana FC's zone, Farhan Taufiqurrahman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuriana Marpaung came out of the goal and Farhan Taufiqurrahman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Farhan Taufiqurrahman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nuriana Marpaung read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Fadel Bachtiar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ngemplak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fadel Bachtiar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Septian Sugandi made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match Agil Saragih shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sutan Al-Habsy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Soekawana FC defense, Fadel Bachtiar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nuriana Marpaung. The Soekawana FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nuriana Marpaung should have stopped the shot. Septian Sugandi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sutan Al-Habsy having to interfere. After 65 played minutes Ngemplak got a freekick which was hit by Bonggo Soebandono. When Farhan Taufiqurrahman came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Ngemplak fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Farhan Taufiqurrahman couldn't finish the play. Fadel Bachtiar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nuriana Marpaung tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Ngemplak's Fadel Bachtiar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nuriana Marpaung narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Jaya Kaisiepo made a precise shot to the right of Sutan Al-Habsy. Ngemplak's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Nuriana Marpaung was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Fadel Bachtiar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fadel Bachtiar really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. 94 minutes into the match, Ngemplak's goal looked a bit too open when Septian Sugandi came free, but Sutan Al-Habsy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ngemplak's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.